Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward Mel Brooks Cuts Robocall for Grand-Nephew Running for New York State Senate
— If you live on Long Island and your phone rings, answer it — it might be Mel Brooks. The legendary comedian recorded a robocall for his great-nephew, Todd Kaminsky, who is running for State Senate in New York’s 9th District, on the South Shore of Long Island. Kaminsky is a Democrat running for re-election; he won…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivor Fights Off Mugger, Gets Letter From Hillary Clinton
( a woman trying to steal her purse received a letter from Hillary Clinton. Gina Zuckerman held on to her purse while sustaining injuries in the mugging attack in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood last month. In addition to Clinton’s letter, she received a proclamation from New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman on Thursday, DNAinfo…
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News Meet the Jewish Minds Behind the Chicago Cubs — and Cleveland Indians
The World Series this year is being fought between two franchises with long and painful histories: The Cleveland Indians have not won a championship since 1948, and the Chicago Cubs go all the way back to 1908 for their last crown. The latter hasn’t even been in the Fall Classic since 1945. Young sluggers Anthony…
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Fast Forward Pepe the Frog Creator Fights Back Against Anti-Semites
— The creator of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon that has become a symbol frequently circulated by anti-Semites online, is joining forces with the Anti-Defamation League to reclaim the image as a “force for good.” Matt Furie will create a series of positive Pepe internet memes that the ADL will promote through its social media…
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Fast Forward Drake Doesn’t Play Kol Nidre, Breaks Record for Nominations
— It’s been a mixed few days for Jewish Canadian rapper Drake. He split from his girlfriend Rihanna and he had to cancel the end of his tour due to a severe ankle injury — meaning he didn’t play on Kol Nidre, the start of the Yom Kippur, the most solemn day in the Jewish…
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News Shimon Peres, Elie Wiesel and 8 Other Inspirational Jews Who Died in 5776
It’s a fact of life: Scores of notable people pass away each year. But for some reason — whether it’s the of the baby boomer generation, the increasingly loud echo chambers on social media of condolences, or maybe just the expansion of who (or what) constitutes a celebrity in our collective psyche — the past year has…
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Fast Forward Is Apple Developing Groundbreaking iPhone 8 in Israel?
— Apple reportedly is using an office in Herzliya, Israel, to develop what one anonymous employee termed the iPhone 8. The employee also told Business Insider on Wednesday that Apple employees in Israel work on all the company’s new products. The Herzliya office has approximately 800 employees, and Apple CEO Tim Cook has said it…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Lauds Wife Ivanka Trump’s Record on Women
— Jared Kushner praised his wife Ivanka Trump for raising issues pertaining to women and families at the Republican National Convention in July. “It took real courage for Ivanka to stand before 35 million Americans, including many who had not previously focused on these issues before, to help advance substantive policies that will dramatically improve…
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